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Episode 3
Young people from Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales share their vision of devolution.
04 Oct 2013,·28 mins
Reem Kelani explores the role of music in the Egyptian revolution of early 2011.
18 Jan 2012,·28 mins
Nick Robinson examines the recent history of the UK's relationship with China.
17 Nov 2020,·37 mins
Michael Dobbs explores the political legacy of the Brighton hotel bombing.
12 Oct 2009,·30 mins
Devolution’s Destiny
James Naughtie asks where the UK devolution project is now and where it is headed.
24 May 2019,·28 mins
Has the Covid-19 epidemic weakened or strengthened the grip of China’s Communist Party?
13 Apr 2020,·28 mins
Series 1
Episode 5
Matthew Parris on valedictories which embarrassed ministers.
17 Nov 2009,·15 mins
Republican insider Ron Christie on how Donald Trump's presidency has changed his party.
08 Jan 2019,·37 mins
Caring for Children and the Elderly
Chris Mason brings together listeners' contributions on caring for children and the old.
01 May 2015,·11 mins
Jim Naughtie examines Joe Biden's election chances as he takes on Donald Trump in November
04 Aug 2020,·37 mins
Ehsan Masood explores whether science is becoming politicised on controversial issues.
06 Aug 2013,·38 mins
Elinor Goodman explores Margaret Thatcher's life after she ceased to be prime minister.
13 Apr 2013,·28 mins
The story of last night's momentous vote on Brexit through the eyes of six backbench MPs.
16 Jan 2019,·43 mins
Episode 2
Steve Richards tells the inside story of the Lib Dems' turbulent years in government.
17 Feb 2014,·28 mins
Allan Little analyses some of the factors that have given Cuba such a prominent image.
30 Dec 2008,·40 mins
David Cowling asks if political opinion polling will be more reliable in future.
31 Jan 2016,·28 mins
Series 2
Poland's Underground Economy
Lucy Ash is in Poland with the young people going underground - in mines and in business.
17 Aug 2012,·15 mins
Anne McElvoy talks to key figures inside the election campaign about what happened and why
24 Jul 2017,·28 mins
02/05/2015
A quirky, irreverent take on the twists and turns of the election, with Hugo Rifkind.
02 May 2015,·28 mins
How Whitehall's most powerful department found itself at the heart of a political storm.
25 Oct 2022,·28 mins
How does scientific advice lead to government policy at the best of times, and the worst?
11 Aug 2020,·37 mins
The night Israeli PM Yitzhak Rabin was gunned down - changing the Middle East forever.
02 Nov 2020,·28 mins
The story behind an alleged plot to blackmail the future prime minister Edward Heath.
25 Jun 2012,·28 mins
Journalist David Aaronovitch explores the idea of the Deep State.
14 Aug 2018,·38 mins
Author Viet Thanh Nguyen, film critic Phuong Le and Peter Salmon join Matthew Sweet
10 Mar 2021,·44 mins
Scandinavia
Danish author Dorthe Nors gives her view of the British from across the North Sea.
08 Apr 2016,·15 mins
Coronavirus
Nick Robinson meets Whitehall insiders to find out how the UK might handle a pandemic.
04 Mar 2020,·41 mins
After four years of debate, what are the hopes for Britain beyond the EU?
05 Jan 2021,·37 mins
Journalist Sebastian Payne asks if Boris Johnson's government can ‘level up’ the UK.
16 Feb 2021,·28 mins
Act in Unison
France's attempts to encourage Arab countries to act for their own self-interest
10 Sep 2004,·22 mins
